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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Historic Aircraft Identification - Test Your Knowledge!

Weekends, I usually take a break from fiction writing.

If you don't already know, I love aircraft, heavy machinery and history. So, for Snapshot Sunday, here are a few personal photos of historic aircraft. (Obviously, some of the older ones are of poorer quality.) How many can you identify? (The first one is a gimme.) Sorry, there are no prizes, just the satisfaction of being awesome if you know them. And if you're not an expert - well, they are pretty cool, aren't they?

Ready for the answers?

I'm unsure of 1 or 2, so any experts checking in are welcome to comment.

Messerschmitt Bf 109E

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

North American P-51 Mustang

Aichi D3A Val (this may be a cunning replica built from a BT-13)

DeHavilland Chipmunk (an early model, as it has glasshouse canopy, no anti-spin strakes)

North American T-28 Trojan

Supermarine Spitfire

Hawker Hurricane

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Lockheed C-121 Constellation (this one is done up in the old TWA livery)

Last weekend, I was at the EAA "Super Saturday" event in Oshkosh, WI. I saw many of these aircraft there... although the only name I can now remember is the B17. It was an incredible day even for a seasoned aircraft mechanic like me.

Hi Li: not sure if you know about this: http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/ In Rhinebeck, NY, there is an aereodrome where they not only have a lot of these older planes, but they put on air shows. I went when I was a kid. It's been years, but it was always fun.

My late husband worked in an aircraft factory many years ago, He worked on the TSR2, Also on the first Brirish Concorde, he had a pass to see the first take off . There were other planes he worked on byt can't recall the names.

Great photos. I couldn't even guess, even though I spent lots of time at the Wright Patterson Museum in Ohio. I loved looking at the old planes and thinking how the Wright Brothers had a dream...and look what happened when they followed their dream!